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BOOK II. Then fallen reason s boasted moon Appears no longer bright.

6 And grace, not light alone, bestows, But adds a quick ning power; The desert blossoms like the rose, And sin prevails no more.

1 IF for a time the air be calm, Serene and smooth the sea appears, And shows no danger to alarm Th inexperienced landsman's fears;

2 But if the tempest once arise, The faithless water swells and raves ; Its billows foaming to the skies, Disclose a thousand threat'ning graves.

3 My untried heart thus seem d to me (So little of myself I knew,) Smooth as the calm unruffled sea, But ah ! it proved as treach'rous too.

4 The peace of which I had a taste When Jesus first his love reveal d, I fondly hoped would always last Because my foes were then conceal d.

5 But when I felt the tempter s power Rouse my corruptions from their sleep, I trembled at the stormy hour, And saw the horrors of the deep.

6 Now on presumption's billows borne, My spirit seem d the Lord to dare; Now, quick as thought, a sudden turn Plunged me in gulfs of black despair.

7 Lord, save me, or I sink, I pray'd; He heard, and bid the tempest cease ; Rh